Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Householdpencil sharpenerˈpencil ˌsharpener noun [countable] DHa small instrument with a blade inside, used to make pencils sharpExamples from the Corpuspencil sharpener• His leg sort of jams into the plastic like a pencil into a pencil sharpener. ldoceonline.com